Developing a Mentoring Program

Formal mentoring programs help organizations retain employees, increase job satisfaction and commitment, and cultivate organizational citizenship behavior. In this course, management professor and mentoring expert Ellen Ensher outlines five critical elements of a formal mentoring program, and explains how to establish a program in your own organization. She covers designing a framework and a needs assessment for your mentoring program, creating a mentoring culture, choosing participants, and providing training and ongoing support for participants. To wrap up, she shares ways to evaluate your program.

Learning objectives
The benefits of formal mentoring programs
The types and purpose of mentoring programs
Designing a framework and a needs assessment
Creating a mentoring culture
Ensuring organizational support
Choosing participants
Training essentials for mentors
Concluding and celebrating your program
Evaluating your program
Making your mentoring program last